12 Angry Men
from Barbed Wire and Brass E.P. by emperor penguin
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'Before the law sits a gatekeeper. To this gatekeeper comes a man from the country who asks to gain entry into the law. But the gatekeeper says that he cannot grant him entry at the moment. The man thinks about it and then asks if he will be allowed to come in later on. “It is possible,” says the gatekeeper, “but not now.” At the moment the gate to the law stands open, as always, and the gatekeeper walks to the side, so the man bends over in order to see through the gate into the inside. When the gatekeeper notices that, he laughs and says: “If it tempts you so much, try it in spite of my prohibition. But take note: I am powerful. And I am only the most lowly gatekeeper. But from room to room stand gatekeepers, each more powerful than the other. I can’t endure even one glimpse of the third.”'
- Franz Kafka
- Franz Kafka
lyrics
Blame it on your stupid cousin, thirteenth in the baker’s dozen
Happening again and again
Fresh from singing hymns of hope, dispensing justice with a rope
In the hands of twelve angry men
The look of indecision is the same for friend or foe
By order of the donkeys you are told it’s time to go
What you get is what you see, interlocking travesties
In the hands of twelve angry men
They ploughed it in beneath the sod, thinking they’d complete the job
In a world behind a looking glass
The moon will rise above the fields, and every year the harvest yields
Another hoard of barbed wire and brass
The look of indecision is the same for friend or foe
By order of the donkeys you get told it’s time to go
They’ll nail you to a piece of wood, and tell you it’s for your own good
The wisdom of the twelve angry men
You met the Kaiser’s daughter and she’s looking rather cute
Run it up the flagpole see if anyone salutes
What you get is what you see, interlocking travesties
In the hands of twelve angry men
Men, men, - we’re the angry men
Men, men, - we’re the angry men
Prejudice obscures the truth
Who can tell the lies from proof?
You say you didn’t do it
You can say it once again
You can tell it to the 12 angry men
You can tell it to the 12 angry men
Happening again and again
Fresh from singing hymns of hope, dispensing justice with a rope
In the hands of twelve angry men
The look of indecision is the same for friend or foe
By order of the donkeys you are told it’s time to go
What you get is what you see, interlocking travesties
In the hands of twelve angry men
They ploughed it in beneath the sod, thinking they’d complete the job
In a world behind a looking glass
The moon will rise above the fields, and every year the harvest yields
Another hoard of barbed wire and brass
The look of indecision is the same for friend or foe
By order of the donkeys you get told it’s time to go
They’ll nail you to a piece of wood, and tell you it’s for your own good
The wisdom of the twelve angry men
You met the Kaiser’s daughter and she’s looking rather cute
Run it up the flagpole see if anyone salutes
What you get is what you see, interlocking travesties
In the hands of twelve angry men
Men, men, - we’re the angry men
Men, men, - we’re the angry men
Prejudice obscures the truth
Who can tell the lies from proof?
You say you didn’t do it
You can say it once again
You can tell it to the 12 angry men
You can tell it to the 12 angry men
credits
from Barbed Wire and Brass E.P.,
released October 16, 2020
JT - lead vocals, guitar, bass
Nigel - backing vocals, guitar
Rich - drums
Neil - backing vocals, guitar, keyboards
JT - lead vocals, guitar, bass
Nigel - backing vocals, guitar
Rich - drums
Neil - backing vocals, guitar, keyboards
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emperor penguin UK
Savage Frenzy Productions is proud to present those peerless purveyors of powerful pop: EMPEROR PENGUIN.
Nigel: guitar,
bass, vocals
JT: guitar, bass, vocals, harmonica, ebow
Rich: drums
Neil: guitar, vocals, keyboards, computer stuff
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